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Bourne's Affordable Housing Trust and Housing Partnership will hold a joint meeting Wednesday to coordinate affordable housing efforts. The session is one of five town board meetings crowding next week's calendar, including the South Side Fire Station Building Committee, Board of Health…

Bourne Planning Board seeks a resident to fill a vacant seat by a September 2 deadline. The town posted the vacancy this week for a term expiring at the 2027 Town Election, adding a second open civic post alongside the already-advertised School Committee seat. Meanwhile, Bourne Public S…

Bourne's School Committee has one open seat with applications due September 2, for a term running through the 2027 Town Election. The Bourne Public Schools calendar is filling in around the new school year, with a Bourne PTA meeting set for August 12 at the Bourne Middle School media ce…

A new four-way stop is now controlling traffic at Barlows Landing and Shore Road in Bourne. The change took effect Monday, June 29, aiming to improve safety at a heavily traveled summer intersection near local beaches. Town Hall also has open board vacancies and updated FY2026 property …

Thousands of cyclists in the Pan-Mass Challenge charity bike ride passed through Bourne Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1-2, en route toward Cape Cod as part of the ride benefiting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, per the town's event calendar. The town also listed a "Meditations on the Beac…

Patuisset Beach has reopened for swimming just as Bourne heads into a packed first weekend of August. The town's News Flash confirmed the beach is clear for use again, adding a summer recreation option as Pan-Mass Challenge riders pass through the region Saturday and Sunday and resident…

Town panels and a district calendar update anchor Wednesday's news as Bourne looks toward August. The CITAC and Bourne Community Engagement Committee both meet Thursday, July 30, while the Canal Region Farmers Market & Concerts by the Canal returns the same evening. Bourne Public School…

Bourne's town committees line up a busy week of meetings while schools and the community calendar look toward August. The Police Station Roof Building Committee meets Wednesday, followed Thursday by CITAC and the Bourne Community Engagement Committee, per the town's official calendar. B…

Bourne's community calendar fills out this week with Dancing Under the Stars on Tuesday and a farmers market and canal concert Thursday. The town's Dancing Under the Stars event is set for July 28, giving residents a free evening out, while the Canal Region Farmers Market & Concerts by …

Patuisset Beach has reopened for swimming after a closure, the Town of Bourne announced in its News Flash update. The reopening comes as Bourne's summer community calendar rolls on, with "Meditations on The Beach" set for Sunday, July 26, followed by the return of "Dancing Under the Sta…